Riparian willow structural complexity assessment (Parulidae)

Subcategory: vegetation structure

Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

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Description

Combined vertical (Robel pole) and horizontal (line intercept) measurements to quantify willow habitat structural complexity including height diversity, average height, patchiness, frequency and cover.

Typical Equipment

modified Robel pole
3x200-cm PVC pipe marked at 0.5 m intervals
meter tape
GIS software
aerial photographs

Output Measurements

foliage height diversity
average height
coefficient of variation in height
willow frequency
patchiness
horizontal cover
willow cover

Papers Using This Protocol (2)

student_paper

How do riparian songbirds (Passerines) coexist? Effects of vegetative structural complexity on habitat selection in willow (<i>Salix</i> spp.)

2012using

student_paper

Avian Diversity in Aspen and Conifer Forests :

2004using